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Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Love is what draws us in at Christmas time. But it is not just something in Hallmark movies. For Love Himself is the answer to every ache and question of our hearts.

Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Let us invite Christ into the suffering and struggle. Let us embrace it. Because God is with us, and He redeems our pain.

Your Vocation is Love

Your Vocation is Love

No matter what our state of life is, our vocation doesn’t begin at the altar. In dating, love is still sacrificial. It is still a choice, not just a feeling.

Thérèse Contra Mundum: How the Little Flower Conquers Big Modern Errors

Thérèse Contra Mundum: How the Little Flower Conquers Big Modern Errors

The Lord raises up Saints tailored to their time. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux's childlike spirituality challenges three false philosophies of recent history.

Building an Interior Ark

Building an Interior Ark

You've probably heard that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit But I’d suggest this: Your life is also an ark.

BIS Reads // Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity

BIS Reads // Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity

Espoused to Christ inspires women to consider and embrace the sacred path of consecrated virginity.

The Tenacity of Saint Maria Goretti

The Tenacity of Saint Maria Goretti

Saint Maria Goretti has always been present in my life. Recently, she reminded me that the Saints take our friendship seriously, especially when we ask for their help.

Three Crowns From Mary, Worn During Easter

Three Crowns From Mary, Worn During Easter

During the Easter season, Mary offers us three crowns to wear in honor of her Son, the Risen King: one of hope, one of love, and one of joy.

Marriage Advice: What Husbands Want to Hear

Marriage Advice: What Husbands Want to Hear

In marriage, balancing correction with compliments is the key to a man's heart. Here are four things husbands want to hear.

Be. Loved.

Be. Loved.

A reflection on Blessed Is She's retreat experiences is an invitation to join us for the next one.

Receiving the Love of Your First Love: Five Adoration “Date” Ideas

Receiving the Love of Your First Love: Five Adoration “Date” Ideas

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, here are five Adoration “date” ideas to spend time with Jesus, your first love.

Scripture Verses About Love

Scripture Verses About Love

As we approach Saint Valentine’s Day, let us spend time praying with Scriptures that focus on the love of God, that we may know without a doubt just how much He loves us.